Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
Use FOE NEW PARTIES

From the day our government was
founded to She present time there have
been two, and only two, political parties
of consequence in this country, aud
there never can be more IS long as the
present form Of government obtains.
Parties hsye changed their names fire.
quently, but never their principles. New
parties spring up occasionally, and pur-
sue, for time, one idea, as did the Re
publican party, but sooner OF later must
return 10 the consideration Of the old
questions and old issues upon which the
original parties divided at the
outset. out Of these fundamental
principles al succeeding questions spring,
end the issues OF the present find ccnnec-
ton with and paternity in the Issues Of the
past. Questions of moment are constant
ly arising and when they force themselves
upon the attention of the people they are
advocated or opposed by one or the other
Of the original parties, and thus they are
either settled and forgotten or held up as
q living issue between the dominant con-
testants. No one deaed party eau ever
hope to become q successful national
party. The interests of the country are
too diversified 70 permit s triumph Of one
idea, howsoeyer meritorlous and saIutary
il may be, TO the exclusion or neglect OF
ell others. Just as soon as party Of one
principle enters the lists il is met
aud opposed not only by
every party OF like dimensions
and singleness Of purpose, but by both of
the old parties. Success is s hopeless,
foolish expectation. Still, these third
party movements have their uses and ere
of real benefit to the country. They are
never formed On dead or forgotten ideas,
and the Issues which they raise are al
ways fresh, pertinent, live issues OF the
present time, which the old parties in
her hand 20 hand struggle during cam
paigus, or in their incidence and indit.
ference during seasons Of peace ard
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slider. New parties are to a certain ex-
tent pioneers in the domain OF thought
and speculative or possible legislation
They are advance guards that, by ressor
CT their limited numbers and lack O.
camp equipments, can forge onward
leaving the cumbersome old parties t
follow, if they will, in slow anC
sole mn marches. They Gre TIT
sdventuous "pTospectors" who, witt
pick and pan, traverse tn
untraveled forests in search OF treas
ures which one or the other of the oil,
armies must dig and delve for Thei
excursions are often protltless, seldom
rewarded and always locked upon cold
!. Iy. Their "specimens" are worthless
, their mines "salted," and their prOfes
. sions false. They are jeered at an
| tainted until they are driven TO desper
alton and must retreat incontineptiy 0
fight. This fight determines usually, ar
; with considerable certainty, the value o
: their discovery. If merltorious, the oil
/ army that opposes and gives battle vii
: see its forces deserving and joining th
? enemy, until defeat is imminent, whe
? concessions ere made. This has been th
! history of all new parties. By uniting o.
: one idea and, by common and energeti
effort, forcing that ide. TO tn
= front and giving it prominence
, the old parties must dispose c
: it or it will dispose of them. When th
I Abolitionists agreed upon and presente
1 the question of freeing the slaves none c
: the old parties would give them audience